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Aged care support staff say they feel “insulted” after being excluded from the Fair Work Commission's interim decision to increase wages for direct workers in the sector. In a highly-anticipated ruling made on Friday, the commission ordered 15 per cent ...

A raised Medicare levy could help address mounting deficits facing aged care providers, industry experts have said. Quarterly StewartBrown reports continue to show the aged care sector is struggling, with 67 per cent of providers losing money. The Royal Commission ...

A world-first tool spearheaded by a neuropsychologist may speed up the diagnosing process and improve overall health outcomes for people with dementia. Australian's can wait up to three years before diagnosis due to the lengthy administrative process and data calculation. So, NSW's ...

The appearance of two new sub variants of Omicron in Australia is unlikely to lead to renewed restrictions and lockdowns in aged care, two immunologist experts have said. BQ.1.1 and XBB strains recently emerged in NSW, Victoria and WA, and ...

Aged care workers are set to receive a 15 per cent interim pay rise after the Fair Work Commission ruled that existing pay did not "properly compensate" industry workers for their value. The decision, handed down by the Commission in November, ...

A new program allowing aged care workers to carry proof of previously completed training may save providers time and money. Currently, aged care workers must finish up to 30 government modules online to demonstrate they've understood quality and safety standards. ...

Australia's peak body for dementia is pushing for compulsory workforce training to boost aged care services for people living with the disease. Over two-thirds of people in residential aged care are estimated to live with a moderate to severe cognitive ...

This article was submitted before the pay rise decision made by the Fair Work Commission on Friday 6th. It’s been exactly twelve months since aged care providers have operated by 'living with Covid' with the last mandatory lockdowns in NSW ...

Rising costs of living are hitting aged care providers hard and recent federal budget has offered little relief, according to the chief of one of New Zealand and Australia's major aged care providers. Cameron Holland from Ryman Healthcare Australia said ...

Aged care providers will buckle under Australia's ageing population unless swift action is taken to meet an oncoming wave of demand, the aged care minister has warned. Anika Wells told the Melbourne Institute Outlook conference that demand for aged care ...